Rematch: Galaxy, Dynamo for MLS Cup

Edson Buddle, David Becham and the L.A. Galaxy didnít top Fredy Montero and Seattle in a 2-1 loss Sunday, but the Galaxy moved on to a second consecutive MLS Cup final on aggregate.

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Edson Buddle, David Becham and the L.A. Galaxy didnít top Fredy Montero and Seattle in a 2-1 loss Sunday, but the Galaxy moved on to a second consecutive MLS Cup final on aggregate.

SEATTLE Ė Eddie Johnson and Zach Scott scored to give Seattle a 2-0 lead, but Robbie Keane was awarded and converted a penalty kick in the 68th minute on Sunday night that clinched the Los Angeles Galaxy's 4-2 aggregate victory over the Sounders in the Western Conference finals and a spot in the MLS Cup final for the second consecutive year.

Seattle staged a rally trying to come back from a 3-0 deficit after getting overwhelmed in the first leg of the Western Conference finals last week.

And the Sounders were on the verge after Johnson's early goal and Scott's header in the 58th minute pulled Seattle within one on aggregate.

But referee Mark Geiger, who had been the subject of complaints all night from both sides, called Seattle defender Adam Johansson for a handball in the penalty box, and Keane converted his fifth goal of the playoffs.

Dynamo 1, D.C. United 1

WASHINGTON Ė The Houston Dynamo advanced to their second consecutive MLS Cup final and fourth in seven years, tying D.C. United 1-1 Sunday for a 4-2 aggregate win in the Eastern Conference final.

Boniek Garcia scored in the 33rd minute for the Dynamo, which will play at the Los Angeles Galaxy or Seattle Sounders in the final on Dec. 1.